Where will Bitcoin head in 2015? It’s December and that means it’s prediction time, and so far with pre-Christmas predictions there’s a split of opinion between those predicting a bull or bear market for the cryptocurrency. Bulls At the head of the bullish Bitcoin market predictions for 2015 is Keith Gilabert of Fina V Capital, who ...

Google has revealed the first “real build” prototype working version of its autonomous self-driving vehicle. The new car, part of Google’s self driving car project, is the first fully functional self-driving car designed from the ground up by the company. The vehicle offers a number of new features from a mockup previously revealed in May, although the ...

Sony Corp. has threatened to sue Twitter Inc. if the company doesn’t remove accounts that are disseminating leaked emails obtained from its well publicized hacking by North Korea. Sony lawyer David Boies is reported to have written to Twitter’s general counsel Vijaya Gadde, saying that if “stolen information continues to be disseminated by Twitter in any manner,” Sony will “hold Twitter ...

Another day, another woeful tale for Uber Inc., with news out of Taiwan and China that the rideshare service is once again in trouble with authorities. The Taiwan Government said Monday that Uber is not licensed to provide transport and is instead currently licensed to provide information services, suggesting that Uber has registered its app with ...

Online video solutions and distribution company Elemental Technologies Inc., has raised $14.5 million in series D financing in a round led by Telstra Corporation Ltd. Other investors in the round included Sky PLC, General Catalyst Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Voyager Capital. Elemental Technologies’ main Delta solution offers just-in-time packaging, origin services, intelligent caching, dynamic ...

The English-language version of the world’s first comic about cryptocurrency Bitcoin: The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto has gone on sale following a successful crowdfunding effort that attracted a number of noted contributors. The comic book, first announced at CoinSummit London in July, deals with differing perspectives surrounding the cryptocurrency in an effort to bring Bitcoin to a ...

Microsoft Corp. has removed all third party Snapchat apps from the Windows Phone Store after Snapchat Inc. previously announced that it was cracking down on them to increase security. The removal of apps, including the popular 6snap according to Windows Central, leaves Windows Phone users without an alternative; Snapchat does not currently offer an official ...

President Obama has called out Sony for craven censorship on a day the Federal Bureau of Investigation formally announced that North Korea was behind the hacking of Sony Corp. In a statement the FBI said that it has enough information to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for these actions. The bureau said that its ...

TripGo from SkedGo Pty. Ltd. is a smart calendar-integrated, multi-modal transport trip planning app that’s starting to see some impressive user numbers. The app helps you plan how to get from point A to point B, providing all your door-to-door options for easy comparison. Users indicate their transport preferences, schedule, vehicles and frequent locations, and ...

Volvo Personvagnar AB, in collaboration with sports gear maker POC Sweden AB and Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson have announced a new connected safety technology that connects drivers and cyclists. The technology, to be formally unveiled at CES Las Vegas in January, consists of a connected car and helmet (via mobile phone) system that establishes 2-way communication offering ...